Inappropriate Gifts in Chinese Culture｜Learn Mandarin Chinese

Is there any gift-giving taboo in your country?

What if the logo is green but the rest of the hat is a different color?

Thank you; very worth knowing.

Thank you for Word by word Translation. This matches my brain's pattern best.
We also dont give shoes and clocks as present. But only for a couple, it means: time is up and walk your way.
As a traditional present for catholic Sacrament from a goodfather/mother, we do give a watch at their confirmation ritual....
When I want to give shoes, I also take a little Money, so it is a deal, not a present.
In Austria, we rather not give money as present. It's considered to lack of knowing the persons the wishes, and unprepared.
If we want to give money, we pack it in a creative peronal Style, related to the person's wish... Or we give a Voucher.

Was my comment deleted? I'll say it again.
Thank you for this video, it helps me in different ways. I am learning languages not just to become a plain polyglot but to communicate with real life people, so people like me need to learn the culture too.

I watched a video from somewhere and that person talked about Chinese wearing BLACK in certain festival. So, I asked "isn't it a thing done by people who copied foreign culture"(?), by adding real life example.
Then that video was DISAPPEARED, maybe it was hidden or deleted!
That person neglected to the people who are learning others' culture and languages. I unsubscribed it. Of course my One Devote doesn't affect. But that's how I am disappointed.

That's krazie! Communists wear green hat thou 😌

we should not pander to any silly superstitions, still it is a good way of weeding out idiots, as if they object or take offence then that is a great sign.

我给我的众人的朋友礼物（gift）。它是一个Starbuck的信用卡。它有钱。那个是好吗？
我的中文是不好。对不起。我会将一点中文。一点点。我是美国人。我爱每件事中文。
我叫Audrey。
好啊， 拜拜。。

To bad so sad... Lol My favorite color is gren and I wear my Green Bay Packers hat all the time. My wife hates it.

I'm from Germany and I remember my mom making me give her 5 cents when she gifted me my first pocket knife as a child. Because gifting knives is a symbol for cutting or breaking a relationship. So i guess the transaction workaround is the same as in Chinese culture ^^

In the US, gifts to avoid giving: Anything religious, a small barking puppy, durian, anything with meat (not vegetarian), anything cheap (like inexpensive milk chocolate), anything political (like a MAGA hat, unless you're absolutely sure they are liars/racists/bigots). -Frank

In America and Europe, it is considered to be very unlucky to give to someone of the opposite gender an 'STD'. Because it is the gift that keeps on giving.

I have a Chinese bff and I wanted to give him a gift for lunar new year any tips? 😅

Hello and thank you for the great video!

Do you have any recommendations for presents to a Chinese business partner for the new Chinese year holiday coming next month?

Thank you!

Surprisingly very very superstitious, wow.. interesting.. It feels like tip-toeing. I was literally considering a gift of shoes because I know someone who really likes them. Thank you for the heads-up.

AAAAAAAH I gave strawberries and blueberries i really hope i passed this ( IM AUSTRALIAN HAHAHAH)

Thank you for your video, I'm British and I've got a Chinese girlfriend and I really don't want to give her or her family an inappropriate present.

I also would like to share with you a cultural fact which I learned from some russian friends. Never give a Russian person an even amount of flowers, as it symbolises that to wish them death.

my boyfriend is chinese:,) but i have no idea how to respect him because of the language and culture barrier!!!

In America, never give a stranger a sharp knife ..... they might stab you. I have always said to my Chinese friends , most are Taiwanese or HK Chinese, that they are very oddly Superstitious and the greatest impediment to their life is the Chinese language (that includes Cantonese, and all local dialects). They laugh, but your lovely and interesting video just proved me right! Your English is wonderful, my Mandarin sucks.

by the way, "pear" in english is pronounced "pehr" not "peer." just trying to help, no offense!

In the netherlands, it is commonly considered rude to give money to someone. This is more accepted among younger generations, but it's still uncomfortable because your gift is very quantifyable. Additionally, it is considered weird to give gifts to your friends' of SO's parents, or to give a gift in business culture. Only during winter festivities (sinterklaas and christmas mainly), weddings or birthdays is gifting normal. It is however expected to bring something to eat or drink when you're invited to a non-birthday party, as it is not the task of the host to take care of food unless specified otherwise.